| Property: | West Edinburgh Planning Framework West Edinburgh is the greenbelt area containing Edinburgh Airport and major business developments |
| Client: | Scottish Government |
- Assessed current and future pipeline of property market activity in West Edinburgh.
- Evaluated this activity in the context of the city’s wider economic development.
- Offered policy recommendations relating to future development in West Edinburgh.
- Provided market review papers to sit within both the first and the revised West Edinburgh Planning Frameworks.
Ryden has also undertaken property market research to inform national planning policy in respect of affordable housing, obsolete commercial and industrial buildings, and trends in office development and location.
| Property: | Glasgow City Centre North Economic Study on the nine principal business locations in this area |
| Client: | Glasgow City Council |
- Advised on Glasgow’s business and industry market trends and provided land and property baseline data.
- Prepared a wider economic analysis.
- Reviewed each location and advised on its potential future role.
- Established broad patterns of land and property ownership.
Ryden has also undertaken property market research to inform economic development and regeneration strategies for a number of public sector clients including Scottish Enterprise, East Dunbartonshire Council, Renfrewshire Council and North Ayrshire Council.
| Property: | Dumbarton Town Centre Masterplan review of retail development potential |
| Client: | West Dunbartonshire Council |
- Advised on the potential to develop additional retail space.
- Analysed retail demand, reviewed the existing policy context and contacted a range of retail occupiers and developers as part of a site specific soft market testing exercise.
- Provided recommendations on the type and extent of public sector intervention required to attract new retail investment.
Ryden has also provided retail property market advice to inform development proposals for Glasgow Housing Association and Aldi Stores Ltd.
| Property: | Clyde Waterfront Project Residential development market review |
| Client: | Scottish Enterprise West |
- Reviewed the residential market in the Clyde Waterfront project area.
- Identified key issues affecting the six localised residential markets through analysis of housing demand projections, residential development activity and house prices and sales over the previous three years.
- Carried out research to provide up to date information on all pipeline residential projects.
Ryden has also provided residential market reviews for a wide range of clients across the public and private sectors, including Clydeport, Park Lane Developments, British Waterways and Glasgow City Council.
| Property: | Cowglen, Pollok in Glasgow Market appraisal of 58 acres of land |
| Client: | Glasgow City Council |
- Undertook a property market appraisal to explore appropriate new uses for the development of the land.
- Analysed supply and demand for the residential, business and retail sectors.
- Provided recommendations on site capacity, viability, mix of uses and phasing.
Ryden has also provided property market advice based on robust research and market reality for Scottish Enterprise, Clyde Gateway URC and Clydebank Rebuilt URC.
| Property: | Waverley Railway Project, Scottish Borders Re-instate the rail link from Edinburgh to the Borders |
| Client: | Scottish Borders Council & Partners |
- Assessed the planning and development implications and possible cross-funding opportunities for the new railway.
- Advised on the use of compulsory purchase order powers, Section 75 planning agreements and possible joint ventures with landowners.
- Conducted a detailed 30-year forecast of the housing market potential and assessed business land prospects.
- Gave recommendations on a development levy.
- Provided valuations of sites and buildings.
